Checklists are stupid. Using them can make you feel like you're following a stupid set of obvious rules. Having to demonstrate that you followed a checklist seems childish.
... but you know what? Time and again, they are proven to work. Hospitals use them, airlines use them. They allow you to off-load some mental processing and give you some CYA.
... but you know what? Time and again, they are proven to work. Hospitals use them, airlines use them. They allow you to off-load some mental processing and give you some CYA.
We use them for multi-step manual deployments.
Checklists work. Use them!